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PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

S. WILDE, DEGD. A. w. NORTH, Anmms'rnuox.

BOOT AND SHOE.

AZPLIGATIOR FILED 8EPL21. 1904.

4.5 canvas, leather, or other suitable material ARTHUR W. NORTH,

OF WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, ADMINISTRATOR OF SAMUEL WILDE, DECEASED.

BOOT AND SHOE.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that SAMUEL WILDE, deceased, late a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, and a resident of Woodland, county of Yolo, and State ofCalifornia, did invent a certain new and useful Improvement inBoots andShoes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes, and has forits object the providing of a new mode of construction which shall givestrength, flexibility, lightness, and economy of material andlabor overthe modes of construction heretofore in use.

In the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings, is shownone embodiment of the invention, the features of invention beingparticularly pointed out hereinafter in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which is formedthe shell adapted to form a part of the completed article, the dottedline representing the outline of the sole. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the shell formed from the blank shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a completed boot or shoe made in accordance.,withthe invention,

part of the top being broken away for convenlence of illustration. Fig.4 is a sectional view along the line 4 4 of Fig. 3 looking in the adirection of the arrows.

Similar characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

The blank shown in Fig. 1, of any desirable material, is preferablybifurcated at the rear or heel end, as shown at 5 5, the edges of saidbifurcated portion being adapted to be united together to form the heelportion when the blank is turned up along the dotted line to form theshell X. (Illustrated in 2.) The front or toe portion of the blank ispreferably provided with wings 6 6, adapted to be united together toform the toe portion of the shell when the blank is turned up, the pointof union in the shell being shown at Y in Fig. 2.

'8 represents the shoe-top, which may be of V i and which is adapted toextend beneath the insole 9, as shown in Fig. 4. 10 represents a filler,of suitable material interposed, when necessary, between the insole 9and the shell X in order to level the Same up.

11 is the outsole.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 21, 1904.Serial No. 225,296.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

adapted to be 12 is a protecting strip or ca the shell.

placed over the toe portion 0 13 is the heel, adapted to be attached tothe shoe in any convenient way.

14 is the line of stitches along the top of the shell, connectingthesame to the top 8, ac- 6o and is the means, such as eyelets anding-hooks, for fastening the upper parts of the shoe-top together.

The shoe is made as follows: The top 8 is lasted to the insole 9 asshown in Fig. 4, the. bottom ed e of the top extending beneath the iinsole, as shown. The filler 10 is then inserted between the edges ofthe top 8 on the bot.- tom of the insole, if necessary. The filler 10would be desirable wherever the top 8 is of material sufficiently thickto present an uneven appearance when its edges are lasted t0 a While thetop 8 andthe insole 9 are still on the last. the shell X, shaped up.

the insole.

from the blank as described, is slipped onover the top and insole. Theprotecting strip or cap 12 is then placed over. the toe portion of theshell, the heel 13 put on in the usual manner, and the outsole 11attached by nailing, sewing, or other desirable means. After the lastis. withdrawn the shell X is attached to the shoe-top by stitches 14.

In the construction as illustrated it isobvious that the shoe-top can besecured to the shell by machine work instead of by flat seaming, whichmust be done by hand, thus permitting of a much cheaper shocbeing madeAnother advantage of the construction illustrated is that the lowerportion of the shoetop being attached to the insole in the mannerdescribed assists in keeping the shell in shape, formlng a reinforcingand a lining for the same.

It is obvious that the details of construction and mode of operation andthe order of steps may be varied without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and the claims are not portion, an insole within theshell, a top having its lower edges lasted around the insole and'securedbetween the insole and the shell,

said top being secured to the shell along the upper edges of the latterand a protectingstrip ada ted to cover the union of the toe portiono theshell, substantially as'described.

In witnesswhereof I have hereunto si ned my name in the presence oftwo'subscri ing witnesses.

ARTHUR W. NORTH, Administrator of the estate of Samuel Wilde,

deceased; Witnesses:

EUGENE T. LAMPTON, BYRON F. HILLHOUSE.

